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06-11-2007, 04:45 PM #1Senior Napp
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Me and a few friends decided to go to a club the other night. I am currently the only nappy in the bunch, but ive been recruiting. Anyway, im dancing with this black man and he asks me am I straight black. The comment kinda took me by surprise so I gave him a puzzled look. He in turn respons to my look by asking me again was I straight black and further asks am I jamaican or african. I at this point tell him no and am still looking puzzled, especially seeing that I have a southern accent. The man then proceeds to tell me he was asking because of my hair (im currently wearing two strand twists) and said that it looked nice. I thanked him, but thought that it was a sad commentary that a black man would think the only way a black woman would wear her natural hair was if she was either Caribbean or African.
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06-11-2007, 05:00 PM #2Senior Napp
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It annoys me when people ask me this question, assuming that I'm of 'Black with something special thrown in' because otherwise wouldn't my hair be a disgusting fetid nest of rats? Or almost as bad, assuming that all American Black women have relaxxers/wear horse-hair down to their azzes.
Ugh.
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06-16-2007, 07:41 AM #3
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It annoys me when people ask me this question, assuming that I'm of 'Black with something special thrown in' because otherwise wouldn't my hair be a disgusting fetid nest of rats? Or almost as bad, assuming that all American Black women have relaxxers/wear horse-hair down to their azzes.
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Well, he's right, no?
The ones here mostly have braids, r.elaxers, weaves or anything else but their natural hair.
I still have no idea what "straight black" means. Assuming that means whether I'm multiracial or not, I don't friggin' know. What I know is I'm black and that's fine with me.
No one asks me that here; they're just freaking out that I'm black
I am Black. Period. But I get the Jamaican/Carribean/African descent question at least twice a week from random strangers as I am going to work :rolleyes: ...because I am adopted and don't know my birth parents, I can't rule it out, but as far as I know and am concerned, 'straight' Black is what I rep...
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06-11-2007, 05:32 PM #4Active Nappturality Member
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I'm pretty sure I'm "straight black" even though I know that some will say that no one is completely 100% of anything. My mom and two sisters look as if they could be "mixed" especially since they have "good hair", :rolleyes: but my daddy's side is definitely Negro!
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06-11-2007, 05:52 PM #5
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Me and a few friends decided to go to a club the other night. I am currently the only nappy in the bunch, but ive been recruiting. Anyway, im dancing with this black man and he asks me am I straight black. The comment kinda took me by surprise so I gave him a puzzled look. He in turn respons to my look by asking me again was I straight black and further asks am I jamaican or african. I at this point tell him no and am still looking puzzled, especially seeing that I have a southern accent. The man then proceeds to tell me he was asking because of my hair (im currently wearing two strand twists) and said that it looked nice. I thanked him, but thought that it was a sad commentary that a black man would think the only way a black woman would wear her natural hair was if she was either Caribbean or African.
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06-12-2007, 08:02 AM #6
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I think it's a fair assumption on his part. In his world, maybe there aren't many African-American women who choose to wear their hair naturally, so he assumes you may be from somewhere else. I know where I live, very few women are nappy.
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Getting used to seeing nappy hair is a process in this (and most other) society. We are not the norm yet, so we should expect comments such as these...
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06-11-2007, 05:57 PM #7
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I get asked all the time if I'm Jamaican or if my Dad is Rasta ; born and raised in the good 'ole South.
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06-11-2007, 05:58 PM #8OG PANK Panther
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There was that one thread where people talked about being mistaken for another nationality/ethnicity... I loved that thread. Too bad I can't find it.
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06-12-2007, 07:00 AM #9
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There was that one thread where people talked about being mistaken for another nationality/ethnicity... I loved that thread. Too bad I can't find it.
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06-12-2007, 07:29 AM #10
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i think the question is quite reasonable since most african americans wear their hair straight or weaved, especially celebrities.
the funny thing though...caribbean women, are less likely to be natural than american women, imo. instead, it's the caribbean men that tend to wear their hair natural.
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